https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169812 The Supreme Court clarified that Article 311(1) of the Constitution prohibits dismissal or removal by a subordinate authority. In this case, a Sub-Inspector challenged his dismissal following a departmental enquiry conducted by the Superintendent of Police. The High Court ruled the enquiry unauthorized, quashing the dismissal order. The Court found the Superintendent of Police's actions in line with Regulations 228 and 229, stating compliance did not exceed authority. It emphasized Article 311(1) does not mandate specific authorities to initiate disciplinary proceedings, only prohibits dismissal by subordinates. The Court allowed the appeal, upholding the validity of the disciplinary proceedings conducted by the Superintendent of Police. en-us Tue, 02 Dec 1969 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 13 Jul 2016 12:14:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169812 The Supreme Court clarified that Article 311(1) of the Constitution prohibits dismissal or removal by a subordinate authority. In this case, a Sub-Inspector challenged his dismissal following a departmental enquiry conducted by the Superintendent of Police. The High Court ruled the enquiry unauthorized, quashing the dismissal order. The Court found the Superintendent of Police's actions in line with Regulations 228 and 229, stating compliance did not exceed authority. It emphasized Article 311(1) does not mandate specific authorities to initiate disciplinary proceedings, only prohibits dismissal by subordinates. The Court allowed the appeal, upholding the validity of the disciplinary proceedings conducted by the Superintendent of Police. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 02 Dec 1969 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169812